I attach the decision of our Party’s Central
Committee[1]
(the Karpinskys, after taking 2 copies, must immediately
return this decision to me). Immediately take a copy (for
yourselves) and send it to the Karpinskys express by the first
train (take it to the station), enclosing also this letter of mine.

I will add for myself that I consider the Mensheviks who
have wrecked the common enterprise scoundrels of the
first water who are “afraid” of what “public opinion”,
i.e., the social-patriots, will
say![3] I am going (and
Zinoviev) in any case.

Notes

[2]M. Goberman—Social-Democrat, Bolshevik, member of the
Bolshevik group in Lausanne. Abram (mentioned below)—A. Skovno—
Bolshevik, member of the Bolshevik group in Switzerland. Both
returned to Russia with Lenin.

[3]A reference to the resolution of the internationalist Mensheviks
and S.R.s, aimed against the decision of the C.C. Collegium Abroad
to accept R. Grimm’s proposal to travel immediately to Russia
via Germany. The Mensheviks and the S.R.s wanted to wait for
permission from the Soviet of Workers’ Deputies.